Goldman Trading Desk’s Clients Start Shorting Speculative Tech

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s trading desk said on Friday that its clients are growing “more comfortable” betting against shares of unprofitable technology companies, following a resurgence of meme stock mania that has sparked wild rallies in a cohort of smaller names....

BofA’s Hartnett Renews Warnings on Bubble Risks for Stocks

The risk of a bubble in stock markets is rising as monetary policy loosens alongside an easing in financial regulation, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists. The team led by Michael Hartnett said the world policy rate has fallen to 4.4% from 4.8% in the past...

Why Deepfakes Are Flooding Social Media, and What Can Be Done

The internet is awash in deepfakes — audio, pictures or video made using artificial intelligence tools in which people appear to do or say things they didn’t, be somewhere they weren’t, or that change their appearance. Some involve nudification, where photos are...

The Private Equity Boom Is Leaving Midsize Players Behind

After it emerged from the rubble of Lehman Brothers, Trilantic Capital Partners exemplified the success of private equity’s vast middle market for more than a decade. Profitable bets on energy companies and consumer names like Traeger Pellet Grills bolstered its...